From all perspectives, she is the greatest steamboat the world has ever known. Driven by historical authenticity, her design is based on meticulous research into 19th century documents and records. The result is a striking wedding-cake-pretty silhouette, enhanced by double landing stages, towering fluted smokestacks, a gazebo-style pilothouse and a colossal red paddlewheel driven by vintage steam engines.

Within and without, she incorporates every bold innovation since the launch of the New Orleans and is fitting tribute to the very best in steamboat design. Come walk her wide, wraparound decks, view America from the verandah right outside many staterooms, linger on her airy forward Texas Deck-the Front Porch of America; bask in the comfort of contemporary amenities, from steamboat-to-shore telephones in every stateroom to elevators, a bathing pool and a beauty salon.

Thrill to outstanding entertainment in her two-story Grand-Saloon with its ornate proscenium stage and coveted box seats. And relish an amazing array of regional specialties and traditional fare in one of the most spectacular settings for a meal to be found anywhere. Aptly named for the famous 1880s steamboat, the J.M. White, the elaborate dining room is two stories high with floor-to-ceiling windows that provide a waterline view of the heartland.

Grand in every sense of the word, a voyage on the American Queen will be an incomparably rich experience you’ll remember for a lifetime.